Old weller Antique is probably the best buy in Bourbondum. The WSR is also very good only at a lower proof. Th 12 y/o can also be very good. I find that the older 12 y/o's were better than the new ones.Joe

I wish we had some of the Weller line here in Hawaii. We have Maker's Mark (&46), Rebel Reserve ($21) and I saw a bottle of VSOFitz12 ($45), but that's all for the standard wheaters (I did snaggle a VB17 wheater ($53), but I'm saving it for a special occasion, since a single replacement is marked @ $80).

I bought my first bottle of Weller 12yo today. Cannot believe how good it is. Cannot decide which is better: Weller 12 or Elmer T. Lee.I will buy both my next few visits to the Liqour store and enjoy the comparisons...

Bourbon Joe wrote:Old weller Antique is probably the best buy in Bourbondum. The WSR is also very good only at a lower proof. Th 12 y/o can also be very good. I find that the older 12 y/o's were better than the new ones.Joe

Bought a bottle of OWA today. Looking forward to trying it

Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting.- Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses

Getting back to the original question, I love me some Weller 12. To me it is the best mid shelf wheater available, and in my head-to-head comparison, I prefer the Weller 12 by a whisker over the next best mid-shelf wheater, Larceny.

But unlike the majority around here, i do not care for OWA or WSR. For my palate, these do not have the great balance of sweetness and char from the oak that makes Weller 12 so attractive for me.

Bourbon Joe wrote:Old weller Antique is probably the best buy in Bourbondum. The WSR is also very good only at a lower proof. Th 12 y/o can also be very good. I find that the older 12 y/o's were better than the new ones.Joe

I think the OWA depends on the lot of barrels. The last couple standard bottles I had off the shelf fell short... I did like this years 12 yr. Great for $25....